One of those clinics was Wood Buffalo’s Primary Care Network clinic in Stoneycreek Village. The clinic has administered 200 initial doses of vaccine and will administer an additional 400 doses after receiving a new shipment Friday. “We know that Fort McMurray is being hit hard right now and that the sooner we can get vaccines into the arms of our residents, the better,” Lori Apostal, Wood Buffalo Primary Care Network Executive Director said in a statement. Fort McMurray has an active case rate of 1903.8 per 100,000 population – one of the highest in Alberta. “It was very hard to be on the sidelines of the pandemic for so long, especially as we saw our case numbers climbing higher and higher,” Apostal said.
What’s happening now
Alberta hit an all-time peak for intensive-care unit admissions and reported 2,007 new COVID-19 cases Friday, its second-highest total ever, trailing only the 2,048 infections tallied Thursday.
Patients with greater chances of surviving beyond the next year should be prioritized if Alberta’s health-care system is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, new documents released by Alberta Health Services Friday reveal.
Hundreds of Calgarians who received parking tickets while getting COVID-19 shots in the city’s downtown won’t feel their sting.
Nearly 300 workers at the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River shuffled through the onsite vaccination clinic Thursday morning, receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Alberta pediatricians are pleading with Premier Jason Kenney to bring in stronger mandatory public health measures to protect children from COVID-19.
In a public letter sent to the premier Thursday, 300 pediatric doctors said an exponential rise in cases and the dominance of the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant is putting children at a higher risk and demanded urgent action.
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Dr. Michelle Bailey, head of the Alberta Medical Association’s pediatric section, said in an interview Thursday the rate of COVID-19 spread is higher and the population being affected is much younger now than it was in the second wave.
What’s happening now
Alberta hit an all-time peak for intensive-care unit admissions and reported 2,007 new COVID-19 cases Friday, its second-highest total ever, trailing only the 2,048 infections tallied Thursday.
Patients with greater chances of surviving beyond the next year should be prioritized if Alberta’s health-care system is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, new documents released by Alberta Health Services Friday reveal.
Hundreds of Calgarians who received parking tickets while getting COVID-19 shots in the city’s downtown won’t feel their sting.
Nearly 300 workers at the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River shuffled through the onsite vaccination clinic Thursday morning, receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.